29th Street Capital Announces Fourteenth Multifamily Acquisition in Phoenix Metro Area with Lunaire Apartments in Goodyear, Arizona

GOODYEAR, AZ – Privately-held real estate investment firm, 29th Street Capital (29SC), has bought Lunaire Apartments. The buy marks the firm s 14th multifamily acquisition in the Phoenix metro area, totaling nearly 2,700 units in the market.
Built in 2008, Lunaire Apartments is a Class A-, 240-unit asset located in the West Valley submarket of Phoenix. 29SC s capital improvement plot includes a full renovation of the remaining classic, unrenovated units, amenities enhancements and new exterior paint. 29SC s in-house property management group, Haven Residential, will oversee management and leasing at Lunaire Apartments. We believe this investment represents a unique opportunity to buy an under-valued, institutional quality asset in a high-growth submarket in Phoenix, said Dusty Eddy, 29SC s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions based in Phoenix.
Since 2010, Goodyear has achieved population growth of more than 34%, with metro Phoenix adding 120,000 residents in 2020. Lunaire Apartments is located at 949 S. Goodyear Blvd. E, approximately 20 miles west of downtown Phoenix. The property stands to benefit from its central location, situated in the rapidly growing I-10 and Loop 303 industrial corridors with simple access to downtown Phoenix and the East Valley.
The I-10 and Loop 303 industrial corridor area submarkets have shown very strong growth in both population and jobs, Eddy added. Lunaire s proximity to top employers such as Amazon, Chewy, Microsoft, and Boeing is already a plus. The plotted renovations and extension of major highway Loop 303 will make it even more desirable.
Due to a major industrial presence, Goodyear has experienced robust job and population increases and is expected to continue growing. Economic development officials expect that the existing supply of 31.5 million square feet of industrial space is expected to more than double over the next five years, as large companies continue to eye Goodyear for potential development due to its extremely business-friendly environment. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry named Goodyear the 2020 Best City for Business for its business-friendly customer service, ability to attract industry, reduce regulatory burdens and work with business to improve the local quality of life. Goodyear is ranked nationally as a being a fantastic place to live.

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FCP Provides $8.6 Million Preferred Equity Investment in Eden West Apartment Community Located in Broward County, Florida

TAMARAC, FL – FCP announces the closing of $8.6 million in preferred equity for the development of Eden West Apartments, a 212-unit multifamily development in the city of Tamarac in Broward County, FL. The project is a joint venture between developers Eden Multifamily (Eden) and Cypress Equity Investments (CEI). The investment marks FCP’s 15th in Florida.
“FCP is excited to be working with top-notch developers, Eden Multifamily and Cypress Equity Investments, on Eden West,” said FCP Vice President Bruce Gago, who heads the firm’s Florida office. Gago continued, “This location not only offers residents access to exciting new amenities at urban destinations, Metropica and Plantation Walk, but we will be able to provide convenient surface parking at an attractive cost basis, a rarity in Broward County.”
Eden West is located on the northeast corner of W. McNab and Pine Island Roads in the rapidly growing city of Tamarac. The development will include 212 Class A apartment units in four-tale buildings with amenities including a clubhouse, fitness center, saltwater pool, dog park and grilling area. Residents will delight in proximity to the Sawgrass Expressway and Florida Turnpike, providing simple access to numerous job centers throughout the area.

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Interfaith Housing Development Opens Fifth Avenue Affordable Apartment Community in The Village of Maywood Suburb of Chicago

CHICAGO, IL – Interfaith Housing Development Corporation (IHDC), announced the completion of its latest housing development, Fifth Avenue Apartments, providing 72 new affordable housing units in the Village of Maywood, a western suburb of Chicago. The development has been made possible thanks to four major financial partners along with an energy efficiency grant from ComEd. These financial partners include the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), the Cook County Department of Plotting and Development, the Richman Group Affordable Housing Corporation, and Bank of America. The Chicago Community Loan Fund also provided pre-development lending prior to construction.
Located at 800 South 5th Avenue, a site bought from the Village of Maywood in 2019, the apartment development was built at a rapid pace in order to provide much-needed affordable housing support for the Maywood community. The building was designed with offsite prefabricated architectural precast panels that include thin brick, form liner and a limestone sandblast exterior end. This smart design and construction approach meant that the entire building structure was assembled in just 35 days.
“We started accepting lease applications in the Fall of 2020 and received more than 3,000 applicants for these 72 units,” said Perry Vietti, the President of Interfaith Housing. “We knew the need for affordable housing was fantastic in this community, but with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear it has become even greater.”
The new building is located on 5th Avenue, a pedestrian-oriented commercial corridor which is the main street for the Village of Maywood, providing its new tenants simple access to transit, education, and retail. The building is home to studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residential units along with interior and exterior shared community spaces for resident use. A 5,500 square foot retail space on the ground floor, not yet occupied, is slated for grocery store use.
“Affordable housing is the backbone of our communities and we’re glad to see this development open its doors to the residents of Cook County,” said Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. “Interfaith has done an incredible job of bringing this building to life quickly, and we are grateful to have them as our partner helping to fulfill this critical community need.”
This development was specifically designed to serve working families and individuals, with 19 of the residences set aside for special needs populations, 8 for homeless veterans, and 11 residences allocated for residents from the Illinois State Referral Network. The building’s first occupants are being selected based on their ability to meet the Federal income criteria for affordable housing programs. Maintaining its affordability status for a minimum of forty years, the five-tale development will provide affordable housing for households at or below 60 percent of area median income (AMI).
The development has been designed by national integrated architecture and engineering firm, HED, and built by Chicago-based McShane Construction Company. The IHDC development team established early in the project a desire to achieve high levels of environmental sustainability, in an effort to best serve its resident population’s health. The project was chosen for the International Living Future Institute’s pilot program for affordable housing. While state regulation precluded the receipt of the Living Building Challenge certification the team’s participation in the program, will ultimately benefit countless affordable housing projects around the country as the research continues to develop.
“Through our collaborative partnership with the HED design team, and in spite of the supply chain challenges seen around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to be delivering this building for occupancy one month earlier than anticipated. As a result, residents are now moving in, finding new opportunities for their own lives and relieving pressure on the area’s shelter resources,” said Jason Breden, Vice President of McShane Construction Company.
Additional project team members supporting the design and development of the Fifth Avenue Apartments project include SITE Design for landscape architecture, and Ericksson Engineering for civil engineering. Property management will be provided by Interfaith Management Services, an affiliate of Interfaith Housing Development Corporation that currently manages the 12 additional affordable housing developments owned by Interfaith.

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